People are replacing old sidewalks in town. I've found these "chunks" work very well.I am a bit discriminating as to the size and shape...

This is the last bit...

This little corner is going to be the home of the buddleia I ordered...Adonis Blue.This is a shorter variety. It will be perfectfor this little spot in the front yard. :-)(I ordered from Great Garden Plants, as the plants inmy earlier order arrived in excellent shape!)

Aren't we all so busy right now?? I spent all day outdoors today... and am not nearly finished! (But, that's okay!) ;-)

The sidewalk chunks have turned out surprisingly well. I'd previously been a "rock snob," except in the south walkway garden in the back.

I'll be posting more asap. I have a special "engagement" tomorrow. I'll be out of town for an overnight and home Thursday with my 3-year old "grand nephew." (I think that's the right term. His family will be here on Friday night, but he "gets" to spend Thursday night with us by himself! :-) He's as cute as can be.

Wow Shady, you've got some major work going on there! And I really like how you're doing some "recycling" with those chunks ... I didn't immediately think of concrete until you mentioned it. Just give them a year or two to accumulate some moss and no one will know the difference (unless you fess up!) ... This reminds me of when we built the front boulder bed in 2003 ... lots of (very) heavy lifting and seemingly endless loads of dirt. Keep us posted as to how this progresses!

You can beat enclosing beds and building walls ( a favorite hobby of Winston Churchill) with rock. I did mine somewhat easier gaining access to a pile of limestone rock which generation of farm boys had "picked" from surrounding fields each spring.

IVG, I've read of a variety of ways to speed the creation of algae or moss!

MMD, I was surprised at how much nicer the concrete looked than I'd anticipated. :-)

Troutbirder, I really DO like limestone rock! And I've found quite a bit of it, but sometimes it's hard to locate. Sounds like there are a lot of us with "big ideas" and the willingness to work on them! :-)

Weeping Sore, I'll look forward to creating that post! ;-)

Deb, I actually wrote the nursery and showed them this post. They've mailed the buddleia and I hope to be planting it soon! :-) I also want to put rhubarb in that front bed as well as parsley & a few different herbs... Maybe even a tomato plant!! Call me crazy!